RIP Sam Taylor

 Sam Taylor (farthest from left) flexing some muscle 2009

I was saddened to read this afternoon in the Boulder Daily Camera of Samantha Taylor's passing. I met Sam when she joined the Colorado swing dance scene about three years ago. We spent a season at the University of Colorado preparing for the 2009 Intercollegiate Swing Battle, in which the team ended up taking 2nd Place. Vivacious and talented, Sam was a quick study and a natural at aerials. I didn't know her well but in the short time I spent dancing alongside her, she brightened my life. Sam, you'll be missed.

Walk It Out

This is one of my all-time favorite YouTubes. Pretty impressive.

Kind of a gold mine for solo jazz. Anyone wanting to learn boogie forwards need look no further than 0:19.

The Big Dance

It's on the hardwood.
It's all college.

It's the Intercollegiate Swing Battle!!! Facebook page

Tomorrow night at 9pm at the Glenn Miller Ballroom, The CU Jitterbuffs will take on dance teams from eight other schools for swing dance bragging rights. It's free and there is a lesson at 7pm. Come support your school or your favorite blogger!